582 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D.         December the 16th 1696.

        p. 441  It being proposed by his EXECY whats to be done

            come in after with the Ships that shall be left behind or that shall

            the ffleets happen to Come in after the ffleet is Sayl'd, whether

            Sayling.

                   they shall be stopt to go in a ffleet together or to

            goe Single as they get ready, and which will Conduce most

            to his Mats Service, Where upon after a full Debate therein

            had it is Resolved and Ordered that if there should not happen

            such a number of Ships and of Good Countenance as were

            upon Making up the ifieet last year that then they be per-

     Whitehall  mitted to Sayle as fast as got Ready pursuant to fformer Ordrs

            & Advice in Councill.

            Ordr abt the Assembly Ordered (if in Case no Extraordinary Occasion

            being pro- happen out) that the Assembly be prorogued for

            rogued if Some further time; and that timely notice be given

            Occasion.

                   thereof.

            Ordr abt the Vpon Representation, Ordered that none of the

            Range snot Rangers imploy'd in the publick Service of the

            rested Countrey be lyable to any Arrest for debt during

            their being Actually in Service; but that where any Debt is

            Claim'd from them so that they will not make Complyance,

            that then upon Complaint to his Exncy care will be taken that

    Whitehall   such Debtor be turn'd out and another person put in his Stead;

            hereby Commanding the Sherriffs of Charles, Baltemore &

            Prince Georges Counties to take due notice hereof and pub

            lish the same accordingly.

            Ordr to the Ordered that the Comrs of the respective County

            Severall County Courts of this Province Cause a Grand Jury to be

            Courts to Ad- Summoned in Janry next, and that if please God,

            Journ &ca such weather should happen that the Courts cannot

            then sit to do business, that they thereupon Adjourn to some

            time in ffebry without flaile and that the Sherriffs publish this

     Whitehall  Ordr and that the papers and Depositions against Mr Cood

            and about calling the Assemblys and Raising money be

            then again Read a new and that the Sherriffs and their Depties

            Carry Copyes of the sd papers about with them to Satisfye the

            people for ifear of ffalse Reports; so that if any disturbance

            should happen, which God fforbid, they cannot pretend igno

            rance of being fforwarn'd in all these things.

            Ordr to the Ordered that in Case of any Riotts or insurrec

            Sherriffs to .     .

            Raise the tion, which God fforbid, the Sherriffs of the respec